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Uniform Civil Code To Be Implemented In Uttarakhand This Month: Chief Minister
- Jan 09, 2025 18:48 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday highlighted the various initiatives undertaken in the state, reaffirming the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the "Devbhoomi" this month.
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4 Killed After Silo Collapses At Chhattisgarh Plant, Many Feared Trapped
- Jan 09, 2025 18:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Four workers were killed and four more are feared trapped after a silo at a steel plant collapsed in Chhattisgarh's Mungeli district on Thursday, police said.
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Tuning Into PM's 'Mann Ki Baat' Mandatory For All Heads Of Department In Goa
- Jan 09, 2025 18:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The BJP government in Goa has made it mandatory for heads of all its departments (HoDs) to tune into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' monthly radio broadcast.
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Police May Be "Lacking" If Unable To Tackle Crime In Pune: NCP's Ajit Pawar
- Jan 09, 2025 18:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said police may be "lacking somewhere" if they are unable to rein in crime in Pune despite being given all infrastructural support and there being no political interference in their work.
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Minister Ramdas Athawale, BJP Ally, Says His Party Will Contest Delhi Polls
- Jan 09, 2025 18:19 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Republican Party of India (RPI) president and Rajya Sabha member Ramdas Athawale has announced that his party will field candidates in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
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Freebies Or Better Amenities, Choice With Citizens: Economist Arvind Panagariya
- Jan 09, 2025 18:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
People have to decide if they want freebies or better roads, good drainage system and improved water supply, said economist and 16th Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Thursday.
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IIM Graduate Prathyusha Challa Narrates How Her Brother's 10-Day Marriage Ended In Fake Case
- Jan 09, 2025 17:33 pm IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
An IIM Ahmedabad graduate recently took to social media to share her family's distressing experience of alleged extortion by her former sister-in-law.
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"UGC Draft Rules Assault On Federalism": Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin
- Jan 09, 2025 17:32 pm IST
- Asian News International
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in the State Assembly moved a resolution against the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new draft rules for the appointment of Vice Chancellors on Thursday.
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Guests From Abroad Try Traditional Odia Dishes At 'Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas'
- Jan 09, 2025 17:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Guests who came to Odisha from abroad to take part in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention in Bhubaneswar enjoyed the signature Odia dishes - from pulses and curries to sweetmeats.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Visits Tirupati Stampede Spot
- Jan 09, 2025 17:25 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday visited the stampede spot in Tirupati that claimed the lives of six devotees and pulled up officials for failing to make proper arrangements for the distribution of tokens.
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Court Raises Question On Maintainability After Plea Challenges AAP Poll Promise
- Jan 09, 2025 17:14 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the petitioner on the maintainability of a plea against the AAP's recent poll promise of paying a stipend to women under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana scheme in the national capital.
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"Thought We Were Dead": Tirumala Stampede Survivor Recounts Incident
- Jan 09, 2025 17:10 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
"For five minutes we thought all of us were dead. I have been coming to the temple for the past 25 years and it has never happened like this," D Venkata Lakshmi said, recounting the horrific Tirupati stampede that killed six persons.
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Pune Man Kills Colleague With Cleaver In Office Parking Lot, No One Intervenes
- Jan 09, 2025 16:55 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
A 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife by a colleague in the parking lot of their company in Pune on Tuesday, allegedly because she borrowed money from him under false pretences.
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No Wrong In Maoists Surrendering At Chief Minister's Office: Karnataka Minister
- Jan 09, 2025 16:51 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Thursday that there was nothing wrong with Maoists surrendering at the Chief Minister's office.
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Opinion | How Seriously Should We Take Trump's Dreams Of A 'Bigger' America?
- Jan 09, 2025 16:48 pm IST
- Naresh Kaushik
If Trump does put through his expansionist threats, it will be easier for other powers to do the same, altogether putting at risk the current global order.
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Akhilesh Yadav's Uncle Rajpal Singh, 73, Dies After Prolonged Illness
- Jan 09, 2025 16:23 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Rajpal Singh Yadav, the elder brother of Shivpal Singh Yadav and an uncle of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, died at Gururgram's Medanta Hospital early Thursday following a prolonged illness. He was 73.